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Barangays

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.[1]

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own

Every barangay in a colour of its own, no two side by side alike.

At a glance

Barangays
42,010[2]
in 1,642 cities and municipalities
People, 2024
112,727,776[3]
Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or rural
8,209 urban[4]
33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Commonwealth[5]
Quezon City
215,035 people
Largest by land
Lapi[6]
Peñablanca, Cagayan
about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or more
Bacjawan Sur[7, 8]
Concepcion, Iloilo
10.14% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020
13,642 barangays[8]
Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Pag-Asa, −9.08% a year.
Region: All
Sort: Most people

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

42,010 barangays, 32,201 to 32,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
32,201DinawehanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental760about 47about 16.30 km²5.79% a yearRural
32,202GuinimananMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur760about 253about 3.00 km²−3.87% a yearRural
32,203Iwa IlaudPototan, Iloilo760about 870about 0.874 km²−1.16% a yearRural
32,204KauswaganTangub City, Misamis Occidental760about 402about 1.89 km²−2.73% a yearRural
32,205LabnigGumaca, Quezon760about 148about 5.14 km²0.48% a yearRural
32,206LaylayaBesao, Mountain Province760about 70about 10.88 km²−3.27% a yearRural
32,207LeonLaua-An, Antique760about 322about 2.36 km²0.35% a yearRural
32,208LunasRomblon, Romblon760about 96about 7.94 km²−1.31% a yearRural
32,209MabanbanagVintar, Ilocos Norte760about 53about 14.27 km²2.85% a yearRural
32,210MalinaoTorrijos, Marinduque760about 256about 2.97 km²−3.06% a yearRural
32,211Paoc NorteSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur760about 877about 0.867 km²−1.10% a yearRural
32,212San AntonioMondragon, Northern Samar760about 59about 12.80 km²0.54% a yearRural
32,213San Rafael AltoSanto Tomas, Isabela760about 650about 1.17 km²2.89% a yearRural
32,214San Roque VillageBaguio City, Benguet760about 9,212about 0.0825 km²−6.17% a yearRural
32,215Santa RosaViga, Catanduanes760about 148about 5.13 km²−1.25% a yearRural
32,216TambisanSiquijor, Siquijor760about 427about 1.78 km²−0.06% a yearRural
32,217BalingasanSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay759about 268about 2.83 km²1.37% a yearRural
32,218BanlasanCalape, Bohol759about 367about 2.07 km²0.84% a yearRural
32,219Barangay No. 1San Policarpo, Eastern Samar759about 1,008about 0.753 km²−1.49% a yearRural
32,220Barangay Poblacion 6Maydolong, Eastern Samar759about 15,747about 0.0482 km²−0.38% a yearRural
32,221CababayoganSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar759about 199about 3.82 km²−0.16% a yearRural
32,222CandawidLaoang, Northern Samar759about 234about 3.25 km²−0.28% a yearRural
32,223CanmogsayTolosa, Leyte759about 523about 1.45 km²0.03% a yearRural
32,224CapalutanAllacapan, Cagayan759about 47about 16.01 km²2.31% a yearRural
32,225Cuya-eJulita, Leyte759about 466about 1.63 km²1.48% a yearRural
32,226DamalasakPikit, Cotabato759about 339about 2.24 km²8.65% a yearRural
32,227DanahaoClarin, Bohol759about 299about 2.54 km²0.81% a yearRural
32,228DapdapTigbauan, Iloilo759about 361about 2.10 km²−0.56% a yearRural
32,229District VIICuyapo, Nueva Ecija759about 3,314about 0.229 km²0.61% a yearUrban
32,230HiparayanCatubig, Northern Samar759about 205about 3.70 km²1.04% a yearRural
32,231MatagokCalubian, Leyte759about 434about 1.75 km²0.45% a yearRural
32,232MawalLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte759about 159about 4.76 km²7.02% a yearRural
32,233Santa CruzLoreto, Dinagat Islands759about 542about 1.40 km²−1.19% a yearRural
32,234TacayBuenavista, Guimaras759about 393about 1.93 km²−0.25% a yearRural
32,235AnibonganLingig, Surigao del Sur758about 139about 5.44 km²−1.08% a yearRural
32,236ApilOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental758about 223about 3.40 km²1.58% a yearRural
32,237Bagong Silang Pob.Santa Cruz, Marinduque758about 4,407about 0.172 km²−5.41% a yearRural
32,238BalawingAroroy, Masbate758about 130about 5.85 km²0.03% a yearRural
32,239Barangay 23Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental758about 9,323about 0.0813 km²−4.93% a yearUrban
32,240Barangay 7Carmona City, Cavite758about 115,023about 0.00659 km²1.62% a yearRural
32,241BayongBalamban, Cebu758about 100about 7.57 km²−7.79% a yearRural
32,242BeruarTamparan, Lanao del Sur758about 5,699about 0.133 km²1.55% a yearRural
32,243Bulo IbabaUnisan, Quezon758about 340about 2.23 km²2.53% a yearRural
32,244BurgosBotolan, Zambales758about 18about 41.40 km²0.55% a yearRural
32,245CanjundayBaleno, Masbate758about 255about 2.97 km²−2.32% a yearRural
32,246CapisanTabina, Zamboanga del Sur758about 368about 2.06 km²−0.84% a yearRural
32,247CupangBanga, Aklan758about 791about 0.958 km²0.35% a yearRural
32,248DanawanMagsaysay, Palawan758about 471about 1.61 km²1.55% a yearRural
32,249DatuPilar, Surigao del Norte758about 64about 11.83 km²3.15% a yearRural
32,250FredericAllen, Northern Samar758about 238about 3.18 km²−0.16% a yearRural

Rankings of the Philippines

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

  1. 1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  3. 3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  4. 4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  5. 5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : National Captial Region (NCR) (OpenSTAT table 0171A6DTHP6). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  6. 6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Western Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0061A6DTPH5). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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